by Amy LeForge | Jan 11, 2008 | Parenting
This week at ForeverParenting, I respond to a challenge that Stu threw down in November to spend a day not correcting the children. How do you think I did? Stu challenged us to spend a day not correcting our children a while back. Being that I take Stu pretty...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 10, 2008 | Home Schooling
Benefit to homeschooling #84? Starting the day over. Captain Earthquake crawled into bed and slept on Hubby’s pillow for a while this morning. Usually that makes for a cheerful start for him, but today it just wasn’t so. First he got into trouble for...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 9, 2008 | Parenting
Legalism – strict, literal or excessive conformity to the law or to a religious or moral code. Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Hubby grew up in a very conservative family. How conservative, you may ask? Well, his parents have each worn shorts once. In...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 7, 2008 | Personal/Personal Growth
Thursday we had a lot of errands to run, so we zoomed through school and when it was time to leave, the older boys weren’t finished with their math assignment. Naturally we took the show on the road. As I was driving along, I heard them discussing one of the...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 5, 2008 | Personal/Personal Growth
‘Round about 4 am local time, I heard the patter of little feet heading my way. The conversation went like this: Captain Earthquake: Mama, can I sweep wif you? Me: No, honey, you have to sleep in your own bed. I can’t sleep when you’re in my bed....
by Amy LeForge | Jan 3, 2008 | Personal/Personal Growth
Happy New Year, everyone. I’m a little behind the times on offering up that wish. Sorry. 🙂 Lots of busy-ness here at Earnest Parenting. Tomorrow (or today, if you’re reading this at a normal hour on Friday) I am hosting ten (10!!) children. I’ve got...
